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Janesville

American  
[jeynz-vil] / ˈdʒeɪnz vɪl /

noun

  1. a city in S Wisconsin.


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Former keeper Allison Balsamo, who moved home to Janesville, Wis., after leaving Barn Hill, saw the post and recognized the description immediately.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

She eventually got him in at BridgeWater, a skilled nursing, memory care and assisted living facility in Janesville.

From Seattle Times May 23, 2024

In less than a year he’d announced that he was moving from Janesville back to the D.C. area.

From Slate Mar. 8, 2023

Both registered to vote upon turning 18 in their hometown of Janesville, Wis., and haven’t missed an election since.

From New York Times Nov. 12, 2022

In 1844 he came to Janesville, Wisconsin, where he spent two years, partly on a farm and partly in a law office, as a student and clerk.

From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman

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